Why are Acts 2:16-21 and Joel 2:28-32 not word for word the same?

Question:

Read Joel 2:28-32. After reading the verse check Peter's quote in Acts 2:16-21. Does this mean Peter is not quoting Joel if he is not using the exact words of the prophet?

Answer:

Joel is written in Hebrew which is then translated into English. Peter quotes Joel in Greek, which is then translated into English. No language translates one-for-one to another language, so you are going to get variations in wording.

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